→ Elijah's Breakout: This will occur on Tuesday, Jan. 28th at 7:30pm Eastern. Please be in the room by 7:00pm or, if at all possible, no later than 7:15pm in case anyone needs a refresher on how to write during Chatzy Events or if additional information needs to be passed out before starting.Info for Locations
→ Rescheduled! 2/5/14 @ 8pm Eastern Brainstorming Session: I'm out of ideas of what should happen next in PoP in terms of comm-wide(ish) plots once Eli has been broken out of the Free Zone compound. I realize this is semi-last-minute for some, but we will be holding a brainstorming session on Wednesday, Jan. 29th at 7:30pm. It would be a big help to everyone if you could make it.
VERY IMPORTANT: I am thinking of inviting a couple of people who have expressed interest in playing in PoP as a result of an open invite I sent out to various RPers I've played with in the past or currently about a different RPG. Those of you who are going to be in the Chatzy Event on Tuesday, would you mind if I invited two people to spectate so they can get an idea of what's going in the game?→ Also, contact info and a link to the room can always be found in this post. On the front page of the Mod journal, it's the link called Survivor Database.
We will be doing our best to begin advertising and promoting the comm sometime in the very near future. However, the Locations page is incomplete so I need anyone that has a character who is in charge of a business or building to send me a few sentences of information about said business or location. This needs to be sent to me sooner rather than later so please send me this info by Sunday, Feb. 2nd.
The ModsThose that are listed here, please let me know if there is a scene here that should be officially Closed. Scenes below are currently labeled as In Progress (Oldest to newest):The Players
- Consistent Promotion— Lins and I had already begun discussing this back in late 2013 and now that the holidays are winding down, we'll be working on promoting the game more to get new blood in.
- Being more consistent in our duties as Mods— This will include posting regular Activity Checks and Writing Prompts and following through with the consequences if there are any.
Everyone here has been absolutely great in tossing out scene/story ideas, and have given us very good constructive criticism when we've asked for feedback on ideas we've presented to the group or changes we wanted to make. That is something we hope to continue seeing in the new year! :)
- More use of the OOC comm— This is something I'd personally like to see and hasn't been discussed with Lins. I looked back through the OOC comm and saw a lot of Mod announcements and not a whole lot of Player generated posts. Things I'd like to see posted more in the OOC:
- Wanted Storylines/Ideas— The whole thing doesn't have to be plotted out on the comm, but I would like to see more, "Hey, I've got this story idea for So-And-So and So-And-So where they Discover This." The Player this is tossed to then has the opportunity to comment and say, "Yeah, this is a great idea! Let's talk on AIM/Email/etc."
- More Chit-Chat— I will not mind in the least if you all post random chit-chatty posts. In fact, I strongly encourage it for our friends that don't use AIM very often. It'll let them—and everyone—know that the community is active both IC and OOC.
- More use of the PoP Chatzy room— This is more of a request out of laziness than anything, but I'd like to know that people are using the Chatzy room because I'm getting tired of having to make a new room every 14 days. XD If you want to do a scene there with 3+ characters, great! I would love it if you did, just remember that someone will have to actively log the scene since the room is not Premium. You don't even need to do a scene to use the room. If you simply want to shoot the shit with more than one player at a time, then by all means, please use the room! (^^)
Untitled, Johnathan Ackerman & James Greer (Johnathan)*This scene is open to every character in every Territory, multiple threads are strongly encouraged
In Need of Some Tutelage, Johnathan Ackerman, James Greer, & Toby Kingston (???)
Untitled, Irene Prewett & Irene Putman (Irene)
Untitled, Elijah Mason & Cecily Pardee (Elijah)
Untitled, Elijah Mason & Irene Putman (Irene)
A Holiday Gathering, Aubrey Beauclerc, Open to All Territories*
Wits End, Isaac Holt & Vivian Kerry (Isaac)
- Please make sure you're using the status tags in your scenes on populouspostea . This is how Lins and I are going to monitor activity in the IC comm as well as looking at personal journals for updates and prompt activity.
- Activity Checks will be done in the OOC comm and will simply list the characters that need to update.
- To help everyone stay active, we'll also start to post writing and development prompts in the OOC that can be posted to your character's journal. Examples will be provided soon to give you an idea of what a prompt may entail.
I've barely played Vincent--if I've played him at all--since reopening in June, I will be dropping the character, but leave him open for someone else to pick up if they want to. So, for the time being, please make sure to click the button below to remove my version of Vincent from your friends list.
Anyone that wants to play Vincent can contact me and I can give you the highlights of his relationship with Elijah and Elizabeth. I had considered just killing the character off, but I think Eli thus far has experienced more than enough torment. XD
Pages such as the Holds have been updated (image and text) along with the app and requests (the FZ leader has been taken down). I will be creating a very simple, cross-browser compatible app for people to use for new characters (no you won't have to update to it with current characters unless you want to). It just personally bothers me that the current app doesn't look the same in both Chrome and Firefox so I'm going to work to change that. In all, everyone might want to skim through the main pages to see if anything else has been updated/changed.
First of all, I am just as guilty as everyone else, so if you feel bad about what is going to be said below — don't. I will be making a concerted effort to do better as well. Be that as it may...
As part of the rules, it is required that players make at least one journal update for a character. This counts toward your activity. I can't count your character as fully active unless I can check off that they've done at least one journal update and participated in at least one thread. To help with this, I've updated the rules to add an addendum to activity requirements. Please make sure you familiarize yourself with the new addition. Which brings me to my next point.
As of 9/8/13 Amelia Major and Cecily Pardee are formally accepted characters to Populous Postea. Make sure you've accepted ALL asylum invitations sent to you. With the acceptance of Amelia, we also have a new player so Lici, when you can get a chance, please introduce yourself in the OOC comm. Amelia and Cecily, you have until 9/15/13 to introduce your characters on their journals. Please make sure that you all update your friends lists.*Takes off Her Modly Hat*
Even with the slight hiccup of the event not getting completely logged as expected, it went rather well and everyone involved had a lot of fun. We'll be holding another event this Wednesday, September 11th at 8pm EST, but the event won't officially kick-off until 8:30pm EST. Since we have a new player and someone of us won't be able to make it right at the start, I'll post some event choices and rehash how game-play works. If you cannot make the event at all, please comment and let me know.
Event Choice #1 — Continuing the Mission
At some point the idea of continuing this scene was thrown around so I am giving current participants the choice to continue where it left off with the possibility of introducing Amelia Major if Lici wants to throw her in.
Event Choice #2 — Market Day
As a refresher, Market Day is open to all three Territories and is a day where everyone does trading with everyone and not just within their own Territory. It gives characters the chance to interact with each other that normally wouldn't get that chance. IC, the point of Market Day is to do widespread trading. People are trading, entertainers are entertaining, news and gossip gets spread, and new connections are formed.
Event Choice #3 — A Night at the Bridge
The Bridge is open to all three Territories and anyone may come and enjoy themselves. Operated just like any typical club, booze is served, music is provided, and there is dancing. However, the primary service the Bridge provides is a safe environment for Vampires to obtain their meals and ensures that Gifted donors are not taken advantage of as per Isaac's rules.
The room is open all the time so feel free to stop in & practice if need be. If you can't do it before the event, please try to get in at 8pm EST so a Mod can help you get acquainted.
- First, clicking this link will provide you with the necessary log-in information.
- You'll be asked to provide a name and a password. Please input both, but do not choose the Red font color option. This is reserved for the Mods and NPCs.
- When RPing, please type
/me
at the beginning of your line and continue as normal. This will colorize your text and differentiate your character from the others and also helps with editing later on.- Things to keep in mind: The room is not Premium. This means there are limits on the room so some commands and options will not work or be provided. There is a limit to 10 users in the room at time, so please don't go completely wild with throwing your characters in; The Mods may or may not need slots for NPCs.
- Dice rolling may or may not happen in the room, depending on circumstances. The Mod will ask a character or characters to roll a d# (ex. d20) and do this, simply type
/rolldie 20
in the chat. Your roll will look something like this: Peggy rolled a die with 20 sides. The die showed: 2. What the number means and is used for is determined by the Mod and assists with the proceedings of the event.
Nearly all pages in the Mod Journal have gotten a facelift with the exception of a few such as the image-heavy Holds page and the image-lite Holds page. A Locations page is being worked on, so if your character owns a "business," safehouse, or other location/place that people stay in, congregate at, or use, please send the Mods a short description of it. It doesn't need to be more than 2 - 3 sentences.
Some minor changes to the rules page (wording and such) to hopefully make a few things clearer. The Behavior & Conduct and Activity section got a major update regarding activity and how we'll be monitoring it. Please make sure you familiarize yourself with the new update and let us know if you have any questions. Between June 15th and June 29th, monitoring of activity has been waived as we get into the swing of things.
Some players may have noticed on this page that there are a lot of bio or journal links that have been struck outlike this. These characters, regardless of the state of their bio's (or lack thereof), have been grandfathered into the game. Why? Well, some of these characters were created and developed during the PSL stage of PoP and didn't have official apps or bios made because of this. Other characters are returning characters from before the PSL stage. Characters that don't have bios or journals will officially get them within a reasonable time-table. The exception to this are the Holds. Current Holds must stick to their designated due dates and rules. Questions? You know what to do! :)
If you want to introduce yourself in an OOC fashion, that's fine but it's not required and while this isn't in the rules, it's strongly recommended that brief info regarding new characters be introduced here. This will help you get your character known to other players and get them involved in SLs/threads. It is also strongly recommended that your character introduce themselves IC on their journals. This, too, will help them get involved in stuff to do and interact with other characters.
A Locations Page—This will contain information regarding the various places, buildings, etc. that people either stay in or visit in-game.
Monthly Chatzy Event—The Mods want to hold a monthly in-game event where more than a pairing of characters are involved. Basically, it would be an event that is either plot-oriented, or just something random for many characters to get involved in at once. At the moment, I'm not quite sure how to present this information and what it'll entail fully, but once I do, an update will be posted here.
Free Zones—More information, once it is added, will be found on the Territories page.
If you're handy with code and a graphics program and want to contribute, contact me to discuss creating an ad to use for ad comms.
Premise—The premise has been re-worded slightly to better fit other information that is posted.
Applications—The applications themselves have gotten a face lift and, hopefully, is easier to fill out. Examples of each type of application will be added soon.
Holds & Characters—This page has been completely redone. Just one or two more finishing touches and it'll be 100% done.It is now completely finished.
The Territories—Not only did it get a face lift, but the Territories have also been completely re-assigned.
Character Masterlist—The list can be found here. This will also be the place to submit holds in the future.
Monthly Chatzy Event—This has not been added, yet, but it will be soon.
Rules—This needs to be tweaked, edited, re-vamped, etc.FAQAll Species PagesContact List + ButtonsDropbox